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Borough
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2009 Budget
The Borough has finished our initial budget process. To view
the proposed budget, CLICK HERE.
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BOARD & COMMITTEE VACANCIES
BOARD VACANCIES
As of January 1, 2009
Blighted Property Review Committee – 3 vacancies – 1 yr term
Cable Commission – 1 vacancy – 3 yr term (to expire 6/1/2011)
Pottstown Borough Authority – 1 vacancy – 5 yr term
Pottstown Downtown Improvement District Authority – 2 vacancies – 5
yr term
Shade Tree Commission – 1 vacancy – 2 yr term
Vacancy Board – 1 vacancy – 1 yr term
Zoning Hearing Board – 1 vacancy – 3 yr term & Alternate vacancy –3
yr term
If you are interested in serving a Borough Committee, please
contact the Borough Manager's office at 610-970-6511 or email contactus@pottstown.org.
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Montgomery County uses the Roam Secure Alert Network to immediately contact you during a major crisis or emergency. The Community Alert System delivers important emergency alerts, notifications and updates to you on all your devices:
- Email Account (work, home, other)
- Cell phone (via SMS)
- Pager
- Smart phone/PDA (BlackBerry, Treo and other handheld's)
When an incident or emergency occurs, authorized
senders will instantly notify you using the Community Alert System. This is
your personal connection to real-time updates, instructions on where to go, what
to do, or what not to do, who to contact and other important information. LEARN
MORE - CLICK HERE
The Special Needs Registry is designed to help emergency
management coordinators plan for critical events. Each
municipality wants to be positioned to locate and safely evacuate people who
find it difficult to help themselves in the event of a major disaster.
Learn about the Registry! |
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The Borough of Pottstown has a seven year Economic Development
Strategic Plan. The plan provides a balanced program of projects
and initiatives to guide community revitalization efforts in the Borough.
Learn more
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Are you aware that the Borough of Pottstown has
a Human Relations Commission? It is a nine-member team of volunteers appointed
by the Mayor and confirmed by the Borough Council of Pottstown. The diverse
team serves to improve the quality of human relations within the Borough of Pottstown. More
information.>>
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The parliamentary authority for the Borough
Council shall govern procedure in the meetings of Council, except where otherwise
provided in the law, in the by-laws of Council, and in these rules.
> Read
the Rules < |
Attention Residents! The Borough has amended
a number of fees for 2008.
See the additional 2008 fee resolution changes.
You can view all of the Borough Ordinances and the Fee Schedule by visiting
the Ordinances Page. |
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The Bark Park Update!
Dear Residents,
Tentative dates for the construction of the Bark Park at Memorial Park have been
set for the weekend of March 28 and 29, 2009 beginning at 8:30 a.m.
The folks at Home Depot are making plans to provide assistance with the project
through their community projects program. The community is also invited to assist
with the project. A liability and indemnification waiver will be required to
be signed for all whom plan to assist with the project.
The Bark Park was the project of the 2008 TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce
Leadership Class that included Pam McGinly, Terri Lampe, Jamie Ottaviano, Janet
Flack and supervised by Eileen Dautrich.
The Park was also made possible through
the financial assistance of Exelon Generating Station, PECO and National Penn
Bank.
<View
the Park Map> |
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Did you know that Pottstown has local community television available
for the local area? PCTV (Pottstown Community TV) is owned and operated
by the Borough of Pottstown and provides local origination programming over Comcast
Cable TV in over 75,000 homes in western Montgomery County, Northern Chester
County and Eastern Berks County. In existence since 1983, PCTV currently produces
programming on 3 local Cable Channels 22, 28 and 98).
Visit the PCTV web site
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SENIORS 65 & OLDER RIDE
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FREE ALL DAY! Click
here to learn More (PDF)
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FREE car seat safety checks are available in
the Borough.
4 out of 5 child safety seats are installed incorrectly. More
Information
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The Winter-Spring Newsletter is on-line, click
here to view it. (PDF 8.5mb - please allow extra download time due to the
size of the file) |
WHAT DO I DO WITH MY CHRISTMAS TREE? Once the holidays
are over, simply place your tree out with your trash and it will be hauled away
by J.P. Mascaro.
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New Recyling and Trash Collection
The Borough of Pottstown has awarded a three-year contact to
J.P. Mascaro to collect all recycling material, trash, and yard material. The
new contract will start on January 1, 2009. The new contract will require changes
to the methods used for recycling and trash. Residents are reminded to place
all recycling, trash, and yard material by the curb or alley the night before
the scheduled collection day.
To view and print any of the New Information, Recyclable list
and Pick-up Days Map, Click Here. |
Snow and Ice Emergency
The Borough would like to remind our residents about the snow
and ice emergency ordinance.
The ordinance is in section 15, part 8 which you can view
here. Go to page 97 (part 8) of the PDF document to view specifics.
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PARKING REGULATIONS UPDATE
The Borough has updated the parking regulations to include the
following:
- No blocking or saving parking spaces
- No parking vehicles on blocks
or ramps
View the updated
ordinance |
As of November 10, 2008 the
application process is closed for the remainder of 2008. Please visit
this page in early 2009 for notice of a date when the application process will
re-open. Please do not submit any applications to be received on and after
November 10, 2008, as they will be returned without review
Click
here for more information.
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7th Annual New Year’s Day Celebration and
Bonfire at Riverfront Park
January 1, 2009
Help us
to ring in the New Year by joining us for a Bonfire at Riverfront Park. Take
a winter stroll and enjoy the vista as we gather along the banks of the Schuylkill
River in scenic Riverfront Park. This annual get together is growing in popularity
and has fast become an annual holiday tradition in Pottstown. MORE
DETAILS |
The Pottstown Downtown Improvement District has many
holiday events going on in our area.
To see all of the events, please visit the Downtown Pottstown website. |
January Blood Drive
The Borough of Pottstown is proudly holding its winter blood drive
sponsored by Miller Keystone, and we would love for you to participate!
When:
Friday, January 9, 2009
8:00
a.m. – 2:40 p.m.
Where: Pottstown Borough Hall, 100 East High Street
More
Information
Basic
Guidelines |
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The Pennsylvania Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
The Pennsylvania Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps low
income people pay their heating bills through home heating energy assistance
grants and crisis grants. You need not have an unpaid bill to receive home heating
energy assistance. You can receive this money without being in the Cash Assistance
program -- a family of four with an annual income of up to $44,443 can qualify
for assistance. No lien is placed on your property if you receive this help.
Learn more (PDF with State Links) |
The Fountain of Youth Spraypark is closed for the winter. Located
at the Manatawny entrance to Memorial Park, the spraypark the spring open notification
will be posted on this website.
Learn more
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The Schuylkill Trail was developed as a multi-use
public trail for walkers, joggers, bicyclists, cross-country skiers, and equestrians.
You can view the River Trail Map from Birdsboro to Pottstown and from Reading
to Gibraltar by clicking here.
Detailed information and photographs about the entire trail project can be
found at the Schuylkill River Website.
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Historic Pottsgrove Manor has wide
variety of interesting and educational events from now through the end of the
year.
The Manor offers visitors
an opportunity to get a glimpse of life in 18th century Pennsylvania. It is one
of the best restorations in Eastern PA.
View
the calendar of events!
Visit the Pottsgrove Manor website
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| Did you know the Pottstown Parks and Recreation Department
can throw a theme party for residents? There is no need to call an expensive
party planner! More Information > |
The Pottstown Parks & Recreation department has
many adult and youth programs available.
You can Review these youth activities by visiting the Parks & Recreation
Pages. |
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